Shanti Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

शुनि श्वपाके चैणेये सचाण्डाले सपुल्कसे

English

attaining to heaven and obtains the fruition of all his desires. The domestic mode of life is called the second (in point of time). We shall explain to you all the pious acts and indications of that mode. Those who having completed their residence in the preceptor's abode return home, who are of pious conduct, who desire the fruits of a virtuous course of behaviour with spouses in their company, have this mode of life ordained for them. In it Virtue, Wealth, and Pleasure, may all be obtained. It is (thus) suited to the cultivation of the triple aggregate. Acquiring wealth by irreproachable acts, or with wealth of high efficacy which is obtained from recitation of the Vedas, or living upon such means as are utilised by the regenerate Rishis, 2 or with the produce of mountains and mines, or with the wealth represented by the offerings made in sacrifices and on the termination of vows and other observances, and those made unto deities, the householder should lead this mode of life. That mode of life is regarded as the root of all the others. They who are residents in the abodes of preceptors, they who lead lives of mendicancy, and others who live in the observance of vows and restraints to which they are pledged, derive from this mode the means they live upon, the offerings they make unto the Pitris and the deities, and, in short, their entire support. The third mode of life is called the Forest-life. For those that lead it, there is no storing of wealth and articles. 3 Generally, these pious and good men, subsisting upon good food, and engaged in studying the Vedas, roam ever the earth for journeying to tirthas and visiting diverse realms. Standing up, advancing forward, sweet speeches uttered in sincerity, gifts according to the measure of the giver's competence, offer of seats and beds of the best kind, and presents of excellent food, are some of the means for showing them regard.

हिन्दी अर्थ

केवलश्वेतनो नित्य: सर्वमूर्तिरमूर्तिमान्

English

[Yudhishthira said:] "By great austerity, or by action, or by learning, or by use of what elixirs does one go beyond old age and death?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

परमात्मा ही समस्त शरीरोंके हृदयदेशमें निवास करते हैं गोचरे वर्तते नित्यं निर्गुणं गुणसंज्ञितम्

English

[Bhishma said:] "Here too they cite this ancient tale, the dialogue of the mendicant Panchashikha and Janaka.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विकुर्वाण: प्रकृतिमानभिमन्यत्यबुद्धिमान्

English

Janaka, king of Videha, asked the great sage Panchashikha, the best knower of the Veda, with his doubts of dharma and wealth cut:

हिन्दी अर्थ

नियते प्रतिबुद्धित्वादबुद्धजनसेवनात् उन सात््विक, राजस, तामस योनियोंमें जन्म ग्रहण करता है

English

'By what conduct, blessed one, may one cross old age and death: by austerity, or intellect, or action, or learning?'

हिन्दी अर्थ

यो5हं सो5हमिति हुक्त्वा गुणानेवानुवर्तते

English

Thus addressed, the knower of the unseen replied to the Videha: 'There is no turning back from these two; there is no non-turning back in any way.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हूँ", इस प्रकार कहता हुआ वह सात्त्विक आदि गुणोंका ही अनुसरण करता है रजसा राजसांश्वैव सात््विकान् सत्त्वसंश्रयात्

English

Days do not turn back, nor months, nor nights; he goes on the road for long, firm, yet unfirm.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वाण्येतानि रूपाणि यानीह प्राकृतानि वै

English

The cutting off of all beings is ever carried as by a current; carried and sinking in the raftless ocean of Time with its great crocodile of old age and death, no one gets away.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सात्त्विका देवलोकाय गच्छन्ति सुखभागिन: पुण्यपापेन मानुष्यं पुण्येनेकेन देवता:

English

None will be his, nor is he anyone's; this is only a meeting on the road with wives and other kinsmen; no one has ever had a dwelling together for ever.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यच्च मूर्तिमयं किंचित् सर्वत्रैतन्निदर्शनम् स्थान देहवतामासीदित्येवमनुशुश्रुम

English

On this subject there is a verse: If a guest turns away from a house with expectations unfulfilled, he is supposed to take away the merits of the householder and leave the latter all his misdeeds. Then again in the domestic mode of life the deities are gratified by sacrifices and other religious rites; the Pitris by the performance of obsequial rites; the Rishis by cultivation of (Vedic) knowledge, by listening to the instructions of preceptors, and by committing to memory the scriptures; and lastly the Creator by begetting children, l On this subject there are two verses: One in the observance of this mode of life should speak upon all creatures words breathing affection and agreeable to the ears. To give pain, to inflict mortifications, and harsh words, are all censurable. Insult, arrogance, and deceit, also should be avoided. Abstention from injury, truth, and absence of wrath, produce the merit of penances in all the (four) modes of life. In the domestic mode of life these are allowed, viz., the use and enjoyment of floral garlands, ornaments, robes, perfumed oils and unguents; enjoyment of pleasures derived from dancing and music, both vocal and instrumental, and all sights and scenes that are agreeable to the sight; the enjoyment of various kinds of viands and drinks belonging to the principal orders of edibles, viz., those that are swallowed, those that are lapped, those that are quaffed, and those that are sucked; and the enjoyment of pleasures derivable from sports and every kind of amusement and the gratification of desires. That man who in the observance of this mode of life seeks the acquisition of the triple aggregate (viz., Religion, Wealth, and Pleasure), with that of the great end of the three attributes of Goodness and Passion and Darkness, 2 enjoys great happiness here and at last attains to the end that is reserved for persons that are virtuous and good. 3 Even that householder who observes the duties of his mode of life by following the practice of picking up fallen grains of corn from the cracks of fields and who abandons sensual pleasure and attachment to action, does not find it difficult to obtain

हिन्दी अर्थ

अहन्यहनि भूतात्मा तत: क्षर इति स्मृत:

English

Old age and death are devourers of beings like two wolves, of the strong and the weak, the small and the great.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जगन्मोहात्मकं प्राहुरव्यक्ताद् व्यक्तसंज्ञकम् कथितं ते महाराज यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि

English

Among beings so, constant, yet unfirm, how should one rejoice at the born, how burn at the dead?

हिन्दी अर्थ

तुम्हारे समक्ष क्षर-अक्षरके विषयका वर्णन किया है

English

"Whence have I come, who am I, where shall I go, whose am I, in what do I stand, where shall I be, why do you grieve?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत्त्वसंश्रयणादेतत् तत्त्वमाहुर्मनीषिण: चतुर्विशतिमोव्यक्तो हामूर्त: पडचविंशक:

English

There is no seer of heaven, nor of hell; not transgressing the traditions, one should give and sacrifice."